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Also known as 5-Bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil, 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methylpropyl)uracil, bromazil

Bromacil is an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H13BrN2O2, commercially available as a herbicide. Bromacil was first registered as a pesticide in the U.S. in 1961, and by 1974 was used annually in the US, largely by government and industry. It is used for brush control on non-cropland areas. It works by interfering with photosynthesis by entering the plant through the root zone and moving throughout the plant. Bromacil is one of a group of compounds called substituted uracils. These materials are broad spectrum herbicides used for nonselective weed and brush control on non-cropland

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Mass
260.016
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MCN code
2933.59.21
sublimation temperature
317
chemical formula
C₉H₁₃BrN₂O₂
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0063
density
1.55
vapor pressure
0.0008
solubility
0.08
time-weighted average exposure limit
10
canonical SMILES
CCC(C)N1C(=O)C(=C(NC1=O)C)Br
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Bromacil
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Bromacil is an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H13BrN2O2, commercially available as a herbicide. Bromacil was first registered as a pesticide in the U.S. in 1961, and by 1974 was used annually in the US, largely by government and industry. It is used for brush control on non-cropland areas. It works by interfering with photosynthesis by entering the plant through the root zone and moving throughout the plant. Bromacil is one of a group of compounds called substituted uracils. These materials are broad spectrum herbicides used for nonselective weed and brush control on non-croplands, as well as for selective weed control on a limited number of crops, such as citrus fruit and pineapple. Bromacil is also found to be excellent at controlling perennial grasses.

Bromacil's HRAC classification is Group C1, Group C (global, Aus), Group 5 (numeric), as it inhibits photosynthesis at photosystem II.

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